MiniMoto SX

2012 GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX Photo Gallery

lindseylovell — Fri, 11 May 2012 05:24:58 +0000

Big action from little bikes. Check out the photo gallery from MiniMotoSX 2012.

Raw Video of Minimoto 12-inch Expert Finals Battle

lindseylovell — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:50:32 +0000

Via Ben Lynn of Big Guns Media Group:

The 2012 Geico Mini Moto SX Championship took place in Las Vegas, NV on May 6th. Here’s the uncut footage of the 12 inch Expert Class featuring Ryan Abrigo, Willy Browning, Mike Valade, and more as they battle it out for mini bike dominance.

Abrigo the Big Winner at the 2012 GEICO MiniMotoSX

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:31:14 +0000

Two wins and a second earns him $8,000 in purse money

Las Vegas, NV. (May 6, 2012) – The ninth annual GEICO MiniMotoSX, Fueled by Monster Energy took place inside the Orleans Arena and BBR Monster Energy backed Ryan Abrigo was the big winner. With wins in both the 12 Inch Expert and World final as well as a second place finish in the 10 Inch Expert class, Abrigo walked away with $8,000 in purse money for the evening of Mini Bike racing. The 2012 MiniMotoSX was again the World’s Largest Minibike race with over 300 entries and it was a truly International event with riders from France, Italy, Japan and the United States taking wins.

Abrigo came out on top of an intense battle with France’s Mike Valade in the premier 12 Inch Expert class. Valade made a mistake and finished third behind Willy Browning. In the 10 Inch Expert class, Michael Blose took the win over Abrigo and Willy Browning.

The World Final, which combines the top riders from Expert, Youth and Women’s classes as well as top international riders, was also won by Abrigo. Browning and Valade again finished second and third respectively.

Jeff Willoh, the former top Arenacross rider won the Vet 35+ class over Matthew Skerrett and Japan’s Tomokuni Osada.

Tatum Sik successfully defended her Women’s class title. Erika Short, a former champion finished second and Justine Geisler made the long trip from France to finish third.

Zac Hays won the TB Parts Vintage class for the third straight year. Zach Martino finished second and Randy Pekarek finished third.

Italy’s Alceste Pallotta won 12 Inch Amateur class, which had nearly sixty entries. Killian Woder finished second and Mike Wendricks took third.

Hiroshi Nakayama came all the way from Japan to take the 10 Inch Amateur class win over Drake Williams and Robert Rexrode.

Duane Brown, one of the three brothers that founded BBR Motorsports won the 10 Inch Stock/Mod class. He has been trying to win this class for the past eight years. Ricky Fitzgerald finished second ahead of Tyler Zuech.

Michael Horban won the 12 Inch Stock/Mod class over Kyle Davis and Randy Pakarek.

Shawn Rinehart won the 16 Inch Amateur class for the second year in a row. Michell Staben finished second and Ty Pennington finished third.

Ryan Dudek, the Cycle World magazine Off Road editor won the Zero Electric bike domo race. Dirt Rider magazine’s Chris Green finished second ahead of Zero Test rider Trevor Doniak.

Thirteen year old Carson Brown won the 12 Inch Youth 13-17 class in his first year of eligibility. This was the first time that a father/son took MMSX championships on the same night. William Bojorquez finished second and Stephen Dunn took third.

Thibault Lacaille, another rider that made the trip from France won the 10 Inch Youth 13-17 class over Dillon Drummen and Carson Brown.

Devin Strong won a very entertaining race in the 12 Inch Youth stock 9-13 class. Kash Williams took second and Brian Haman finished third.

World Final

1: Ryan Abrigo

2: Willy Browning

3: Mike Valade

12 Inch Expert

1: Ryan Abrigo

2: Willy Browning

3: Mike Valade

10 Inch Expert

1: Michael Blose

2: Ryan Abrigo

3: Willy Browning

+35 Vet class
1: Jeff Willoh

2: Matthew Skerrett

3: Tomokuni Osada

Women’s class

1: Tatum Sik

2: Erika Short

3: Justine Geisler

TB Parts Vintage vs CRF50

1: Zac Hays

2: Zach Martino

3: Randy Pekarek

12 Inch Amateur

1: Alceste Pallotta

2: Killian Woder

3: Mike Wendricks

10 inch Amateur

1: Hiroshi Nakayama

2: Drake Williams

3: Robert Rexrode

10 Inch Stock/Mod

1: Duane Brown

2: Ricky Fitzgerald

3: Tyler Zuech

12 Inch Stock/Mod

1: Michael Horban

2: Kyle Davis

3: Randy Pakarek

16 Amateur

1: Shawn Rinehart

2: Mitchell Staben

3: Ty Pennington

Electric Bikes

1: Ryan Dudek

2: Chris Green

3: Trevor Doniak

12 Inch Youth 13-17

1: Carson Brown

2: William Bojorquez

3: Stephen Dunn

10 Inch Youth 13-17

1: Thibault Lacaille

2: Dillon Drummen

3: Carson Brown

12 Inch Youth Stock 9-13

1: Devin Strong

2: Kash Williams

3: Brian Haman

Special Thanks to the 2012 MiniMotoSX sponsors:

GEICO, Monster Energy, Freegun, RideNow Powersports, Kawasaki, Zero, Pitster Pro, CHP, TB Parts, Thor, BBR, SSR, TBolt USA, Traxxis, All Access, Pole Position, Planet Mini’s.

Complete results are available at this link: http://mmsx12.tracksideresults.com/

You can find more info at www.minimotosx.com.

For rules and race information visit www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX fueled by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit www.minimotosx.com or www.endurocross.com

GrindMedia:

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Willy Browning Ready to Defend Three Championships at GEICO MiniMotoSX

lindseylovell — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:15:57 +0000

First rider to ever win all three expert classes in 2011 looking to keep the streak going

Irvine, CA. (April 18, 2012) – CHP backed Willy Brown had a perfect night of racing at the 2011 GEICO MiniMotoSX and won all three Expert class main events over a tough field of riders. With $3,000 to the winner in each class, he took home $9,000 in one night of racing at the world’s biggest Minibike race. Browning had been a favorite to win at MiniMotoSX for years but had never won a single main event until 2011 and he beat out multi time champions such as Derek Costella, Michael Blose and Ryan Abrigo to do so.

“The 2011 GEICO MiniMotoSX was a dream come true for me and now that the Monkey is off my back, I am looking forward to more success in 2012.” Browning said as he was working on plans for 2012. “The new track looks like it will be a lot of fun and I can’t wait to see it in person.”

The MiniMotoSX will cap off an amazing weekend of motorcycle racing in Las Vegas as the 2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross championship will kick off on Friday night, Monster Energy Supercross is on Saturday night and then MiniMotoSX will give everybody a chance to race on Sunday. To make it more affordable to see all of the action, your Friday night EnduroCross ticket gets you into the MiniMotoSX event and if you are racing MiniMotoSX, that also gets you an EnduroCross ticket.

You can get MiniMotoSX Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

Entries forms are available here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Entry Form

You can get EnduroCross Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/endurocross-2012

Make your plans to stick around in Vegas during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross weekend to get on the track yourself and race for an AMA #1 plate. You can find race entry and event info at www.minimotosx.com. Ticket information: http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

For rules and race information visit www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com

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$18,000 Purse Confirmed for 2012 GEICO MiniMotoSX

lindseylovell — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:00:14 +0000

A lot of cash for Mini Bike racing

Irvine, CA. (March 30, 2012) – A huge $18,000 purse is confirmed for the 2012 GEICO MiniMotoSX, fuelled by Monster Energy. With each of the three expert classes racing for $6,000 in purse money, it is possible to make more in one night of Mini Bike racing than most of us make in a month. Last year, Willy Browning did just that by winning all three classes and pocketing $9,000.

“You can be sure that there is a long list of riders that will not make it easy for Browning to take all of the cash this year”, stated Mike Karsting, VP of Events at Source Interlink. “You put that much on the line and riders are going to be ready to bang some handlebars if necessary”.

You can get MiniMotoSX Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

Entries forms are available here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Entry Form

You can get EnduroCross Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/endurocross-2012

For rules and race information visit www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com

2012 GEICO MiniMotoSX Track Map Revealed

lindseylovell — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:23:55 +0000

First ever over-under bridge for MMSX

Irvine, CA. (March 20, 2012) – The over-under bridge is one of the coolest obstacles in Supercross and for 2012, the GEICO MiniMotoSX will include just such an obstacle. The track map for the ninth annual MMSX taking place inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on the Sunday following the Monster Energy Supercross finals also reveals a starting gate located outside the arena. This will leave more space on the arena floor for the rest of the track. And instead of watching the action, almost anybody can get out on the track to experience it firsthand.

“We had a great track last year during a one year visit to the South Point Arena so a lot of the racers were concerned about a change back to the traditional Orleans Arena. But we have a great track design that will be extremely exciting for racers and spectators”, stated Mike Karsting, VP of Events at Source Interlink. “People forget that we had eight great years at the Orleans with great tracks and this will be the best one yet”.

You can get MiniMotoSX Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

Entries forms are available here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Entry Form

You can get EnduroCross Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/endurocross-2012

For rules and race information visit www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com

Top Ten Reasons to Go To the 2012 GEICO MiniMotoSX

lindseylovell — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:42:18 +0000

There are more than ten reasons

Irvine, CA. (March 13, 2012) – The ninth annual GEICO MiniMotoSX fueled by Monster Energy, will take place inside the Orleans arena on Sunday, May 6^th, the day after the Monster Energy Supercross finals in Las Vegas. And here are the top ten reasons that you should make plans to race or attend this event:

1. The GEICO MiniMotoSX is the largest Mini Bike race in the world and is basically the “unofficial” World Championships of Mini Bike racing.
2. There is $18,000 on the line for the Expert riders so you can expect some intense racing.
3. Riders from at least 10 countries will be competing. Riders from Australia, France and Japan have had strong showings in the past.
4. On the same weekend, you can go to EnduroCross on Friday, Supercross on Saturday and MiniMotoSX on Sunday.
5. At MiniMotoSX, you can actually race inside the Orleans Arena.
6. Your Friday EnduroCross ticket gets you into the Sunday MiniMotoSX for free.
7. A MiniMotoSX race entry also gets you a free ticket for the Friday EnduroCross.
8. A completely new track featuring an Over-Under bridge and starting line outside the main Arena.
9. Dave Olcott, the man behind the Masters of Mini’s will be the announcer.
10. Race classes for everybody: Adult, Youth, Women, Expert…all racing for AMA number one plates.
11. First ever Planet Mini’s after party and awards presentation to take place at Pole Position Raceway immediately following the races.

The Orleans Hotel also has a special Sunday night rate for those that want to stay over after the Pole Position awards party.

You can get MiniMotoSX Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

Entries forms are available here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Entry Form

You can get EnduroCross Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/endurocross-2012

For rules and race information visit www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com

Planetminis.com to host GEICO MiniMotoSX After-Party and Awards Presentation at Pole Position Raceway

lindseylovell — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:03:47 +0000

A great way to wrap up a full weekend of racing

Irvine, CA. (March 5, 2012) – On Sunday, May 6^th, the day after the Monster Energy Supercross finals in Las Vegas, you can head across town to the Orleans Arena and race yourself at the ninth annual GEICO MiniMotoSX, Fueled by Monster Energy. And to wrap up the weekend, www.planetminis.com will host the after party and awards presentation will be held just down the street at Pole Position Raceway.

The MiniMotoSX is the world’s largest Mini Bike race and the top finishers in eight adult and three youth classes as well as a Women’s class will be presented with their AMA number one plates. And the Expert riders will be handed their purse checks, which can be quite large. CHP’s Willie Browning dominated all three Expert classes in 2011 and walked away with $9,000 in purse money. All participants and fans are welcome to attend and burn laps in the Pole Position Raceway electric karts.

The Orlean’s Arena will be busy during the weekend as the opening round of the 2012 GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship, presented by Lucas Oil will take place on Friday, May 4^th. The rocks, logs, pond and other obstacles will then be removed to make room for the MiniMotoSX. The MiniMotoSX track will feature an Over-Under bridge and starting line outside the building to make room for wider racing lanes. Each MMSX entry gets an EnduroCross ticket and EnduroCross ticket holders will also get free access to the Sunday MiniMotoSX action.

The Orleans Hotel also has a special Sunday night rate for those that want to stay over after the Pole Position awards party.

You can get MiniMotoSX Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

Entries forms are available here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Entry Form

You can get EnduroCross Tickets here:

http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/endurocross-2012

For rules and race information visit www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com

TBParts Vintage Z50 versus CRF50 88cc Class Confirmed for 2012 GEICO MiniMotoSX

lindseylovell — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:36:33 +0000

Back to the roots of Minibike racing

Irvine, CA. (February 7, 2012) – Most active Minibike racers got their start on either the Z50 or Honda XR/CRF50 so they are considered by many to be the roots of Minibike racing. TBParts.com has been in business for over 15 years and still sells a lot of parts to people that enjoy riding and racing the “older”, smaller bikes so they have stepped up to sponsor the classic classes for 2012. Each class will be limited to just 10 entries on a first come first served basis so if you are interested in racing at the biggest MiniBike race in the world, you better act quickly.

You can get the complete rules here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Rules

Entries are NOW OPEN and are available here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Entry Form

Make your plans stick around in Vegas during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross weekend to get on the track yourself and race for an AMA #1 plate. You can find race entry and event info at www.minimotosx.com. Ticket information: http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

For rules and race information visit www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com

Entries Open for 2012 GEICO MiniMotoSX fueled by Monster Energy

lindseylovell — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:56:35 +0000

The largest Mini Bike race in the world celebrates 9th year

Irvine, CA. (February 3, 2012) – The ninth annual GEICO MiniMotoSX, Fueled by Monster Energy will take place during the Monster Energy Supercross finals weekend in Las Vegas. On Sunday May 6th, you can put your own gear on and hit the track inside the Orleans Arena. This is the largest Mini Bike race in the world and you can expect 300 plus riders to compete for AMA number 1 plates and the largest purse in Mini Bike racing. In fact, CHP’s Willie Browning dominated the Expert classes in 2011 and pocketed $9,000.

There are eight adult classes and three youth classes as well as a Women’s class. For the third year, the MiniMotoSX will conclude with the World Final race that pits the top three finishers from the Expert & Youth classes plus the Women’s champion to take on the International Champions for bragging rights and cash. This event is a great time for racers and spectators and for most; this is the closest you can ever get to racing a Supercross. Entries are open now and you can make it a complete Supercross weekend in Vegas.

You can get the complete rules here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Rules

Entries forms are available here: 2012 MiniMotoSX Entry Form

Make your plans to stick around in Vegas during the Monster Energy AMA Supercross weekend to get on the track yourself and race for an AMA #1 plate. You can find race entry and event info at http://www.minimotosx.com. Ticket information: http://www.orleansarena.com/event-calendar/mini-moto-2012

For rules and race information visit http://www.minimotosx.com or email minimotosx@sorc.com.

Source Interlink Media Motorsports:
Encompassing the highly successful GEICO AMA MiniMotoSX fueled by Monster Energy, the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship Series presented by Lucas Oil and the AMA EnduroCross Grand Championships, the Source Interlink Media Motorsports brands reach millions of motorcycle enthusiasts with live events, web sites, television and magazine coverage. Visit http://www.minimotosx.com or http://www.endurocross.com.